California voters have rejected Prop 32, which would have raised the state’s minimum wage from $16 to $18.

With 100% of the ballots tallied, the measure was rejected by a 0.8% margin (50.8 - 49.2), according to the California Secretary of State’s office. The total vote difference for the proposition was 234,146.

  • RagingRobot@lemmy.world
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    Why would anyone vote against it?

    Maybe it was written by the same person who wrote the title of this Post? Lol

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      Work in the trades. You’ll see a fuck ton of people who are against minimum wage going up.

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        I work in the trades, in a deeply red state.

        There are a few against it but for the most part people I work with support a minimum wage raise.

        I work with some shitty people but don’t put that evil on us.

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          I’m sure they say a lot of things, but when it comes down to it, they likely vote for people who are fighting against raising the minimum wage. And if it came down to a ballot initiative, they would vote against it.

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          It’s half the low that cost of living is tied to it, and half that they don’t want people who work “less hard” to make as much money as they do.

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      That’s often the reason. We had some bullshit in my State during the election. It was worded in a way that despite being someone who enjoys doing the writing, I still felt like I had to look it up.

      Kaepora Gaebora can kiss my shiny metal ass, dammit.

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      Because “back in my day” isn’t just Grandpa rambling. It’s also adults who resent their upbringing but are stupid enough to pass it on. First to their kids, and now to wage earners.

      Also people can be tricked by propaganda and lies pretty easily.

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      It was in fact very badly written, with stuff like wage changes taking effect “immediately” (in practice 5 days after vote counts are certified).